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Devils Tower National Monument

Elevation
1,287 m
#12,163
in the world
#3,309
in United States

Devils Tower National Monument is a mountain in United States, rising to 1,287 m, the 3,309th highest in United States.

Elevation
1,287 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
World rank
#12,163
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Devils Tower National Monument

Devils Tower National Monument lies in United States, in Wyoming.

Key facts

Elevation
1,287 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Type
Mountain
Region
Wyoming
Coordinates
44.591, -104.721
First ascent
1893

How it ranks

Among peaks in United States
#3,309of 3,727
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#12,163of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Devils Tower1,559 m0.5 km
Missouri Buttes1,400 m5.1 km
Inyan Kara Mountain1,935 m51 km
Terry Peak2,150 m76 km
Polo Peak1,650 m79 km
Terrett Butte1,076 m102 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Devils Tower National Monument.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
GilletteUnited States32,64971 km
Rapid CityUnited States73,569132 km
SheridanUnited States17,873178 km
CasperUnited States60,285231 km
DickinsonUnited States23,765296 km

About this mountain

The 3,309th highest peak in the United States, this summit in Wyoming stands at 1,287 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1893. A nearby peak of the same name reaches 1,559 m at 0.5 km away, while Missouri Buttes stands at 1,400 m 5.1 km distant. Gillette is 70.5 km away with a population of 32,649.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Denali6,194 m
2Churchill Peaks6,186 m
3South Peak6,186 m
4North Peak5,920 m
5Archdeacons Tower5,859 m
6Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
7Mount Foraker5,270 m
8Mount Bona4,986 m
9Mount Sanford4,943 m
10Mount Blackburn4,839 m

Common questions

How tall is Devils Tower National Monument?
Devils Tower National Monument rises to 1,287 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Devils Tower National Monument?
Devils Tower National Monument is in United States, in Wyoming.
Where does Devils Tower National Monument rank?
It is the 3,309th highest of the 3,727 peaks we list in United States, and #12,163 worldwide.
When was Devils Tower National Monument first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1893.
What is the nearest city to Devils Tower National Monument?
Gillette, United States, about 71 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.